The Problems Arena Solves

When a manufacturer is unable to get its BOMs under control, the business suffers and the entire product team feels the pain.

Arena solves the problems that otherwise prevent small and mid-size manufacturers from capturing complete, accurate product data and sharing that data with the internal teams and supply chain partners who design, develop and build their products.

See how Arena solves problems across the organization.

Operations and Manufacturing

For operations and manufacturing, some of the most acute problems are unbuildable BOMs, missed cost targets and late ship dates. Choose a topic below to see how Arena solves these pressing problems:

• We keep missing product cost targets and ship dates.

  Scrap, rework and parts with long lead times can prevent you from getting your products to market on time and on budget.

• I can’t build this BOM.

  Mismatched bills of materials (BOMs) from engineering, purchasing and others create confusion and often lead to product errors.

• Excel and a prayer just won’t cut it anymore.

  Excel just isn’t designed to allow multiple teams to work on the same product.

Engineering

Engineering deals with painful ECO processes, wasted time and engineering teams that are out of sync. Choose a topic below to see how Arena solves problems for engineering:

• Our ECO process is painful.

  A slow, complicated process for approving changes can jeopardize product launch dates.

• Our engineering teams are out of sync.

  If your engineers aren’t communicating, you run the risk designing parts that won’t fit together.

• Our engineers are wasting time on non-engineering tasks.

  Transferring data from design tools to other systems is manual, error-prone and time-consuming — and a waste of engineering hours.

Document Control

Document control professionals work valiantly to capture complete, accurate product data, but paper-based processes and the status quo often conspire against them. Choose a topic below to see how Arena can be document control’s greatest asset:

• We need a better way to manage our documents.

  Managing documents in file cabinets, shared drives and email is time-consuming and error-prone.

• Our change order process is painful.

  When you have to search for misplaced change packets and chase down approvals, you can’t focus on your regular job.

• I can’t find certificates of compliance.

  Incomplete or inaccurate compliance documentation can result in schedule delays and lost revenue.

Quality and Regulatory

Quality assurance and regulatory affairs professionals are already focused on what can go wrong if they don’t have their systems, processes and documentation under control. Choose a topic below to see how Arena prevents big problems for quality and regulatory teams:

• I’m not sure I can prove our products are compliant.

  When your products are not compliant, you’re likely to face scrap and rework costs, time-to-market delays and ultimately lost revenue.

• I need to give the right documents to the auditor.

  Poorly organized compliance documentation can be a nightmare during an audit.

• We need to comply with 21 CFR Part 11.

  In order to get the benefits of using an electronic system to manage your DMR and DHF, you must comply with the 21 CFR Part 11 requirements.

Executives

The executive team feels every one of the above problems—and more. Choose a topic below to see how Arena addresses the additional concerns unique to executives at small and mid-size manufacturers:

• We’re too small to afford a big PLM system.

  “Big” product lifecycle management systems can take months to implement and costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.

• Getting our product to market is critical for our success.

  On-time product launches are critical to your success as they impact market share, profit margins and potential revenue.

• We need to protect our intellectual property.

  Uncontrolled access to your proprietary data can take away your competitive advantage.